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Keeping Tracks - Edition 32 Special Edition Wednesday, 08 September 2010 09:21
The South African Rail Preservation community faces a potentially much bigger crisis than we did at Millsite. The Millsite situation is stable and the locomotives that are there are holding their own. The same cannot be said for the substantial collection of locomotives at SANRASM. Download the full newsletter as a single .PDF document
Keeping Tracks - Edition 31Friday, 27 August 2010 12:12
In many ways August 2010 may go down as a pivotal month for Railway Heritage in South Africa. For some years now HRASA has been in consultation with the Transnet Foundation regarding the future of the many locomotives that are adrift in the system. As part of the ongoing disposal process,Transnet has decided to refer the matter to the South African Heritage Resources Agency and requested SAHRA to assist with identifying the most important locomotives as heritage assets. Download the full newsletter as a single .PDF document
Keeping Tracks - Edition 30Friday, 30 July 2010 10:34
We have good news and very sad news. The very good news is that SIA had a most productive meeting with Transnet recently. We are not expecting miracles to happen overnight but there is real potential for a private sector/government partnership here to do what is best for South Africa. The really sad news is that Reefsteamers ran into financial difficulties during the month. SIA received an urgent request for a meeting with the Reefsteamers Chairman and top officials on the morning of 14th July 2010. Download the full newsletter as a single .PDF document
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